Crazy Tampon Commercial

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Specializes in Med/surg, Occ., Public Health.

Has anyone seen the new Tampax commercial where it tells women to "use your period for good"? :uhoh3: If you buy Tampax they will provide young girls in Africa with sanitary products and help them go to school.

Where to these marketers come up with these crazy slogans? I thought the Benefiber commercial where it suggests that drinking fiber is sexy was crazy, but this one is a step beyond that.

They could have at least said if you buy Tampax we will donate xxxx amt of money to provide young African girls sanitary products so they can go to school.

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Has anyone seen the new Tampax commercial where it tells women to "use your period for good"? :uhoh3: If you buy Tampax they will provide young girls in Africa with sanitary products and help them go to school.

Where to these marketers come up with these crazy slogans? I thought the Benefiber commercial where it suggests that drinking fiber is sexy was crazy, but this one is a step beyond that.

They could have at least said if you buy Tampax we will donate xxxx amt of money to provide young African girls sanitary products so they can go to school.

I thought it was a great commercial just the way it was. Here's the story if anyone wants to check it out: http://www.protectingfutures.com/

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Great idea actually, just bad, bad wording, especially to a female with PMS!:lol2: Did a man think that slogan up?

(never saw the ad btw, am not in the US!)

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Specializes in Med/surg, Occ., Public Health.

I have a feeling a man came up with that slogan. I am having visions of a caped super heroine with a tampon on her chest.:chuckle

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I have a feeling a man came up with that slogan. I am having visions of a caped super heroine with a tampon on her chest.:chuckle

:lol2::lol2::lol2:

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I have a feeling a man came up with that slogan. I am having visions of a caped super heroine with a tampon on her chest.:chuckle

Have you seen the T-shirt they are selling? Now that's carrying it way beyond what is acceptable. Gee, I bet some idiot will buy one and actually wear it...what ya think?

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Dutch..you are so right! Thats just way too weird! Can you imagine actually wearin that!!!!!!!!

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Are the condom companies going to provide free condoms and education to males if we buy their brand of condom? After all, a man can be good for change.

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Dutch..you are so right! Thats just way too weird! Can you imagine actually wearin that!!!!!!!!

NO !! I can't imagine anyone wearing that!?

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Have you seen the T-shirt they are selling? Now that's carrying it way beyond what is acceptable. Gee, I bet some idiot will buy one and actually wear it...what ya think?

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GOOD GRIEF!!! A T-Shirt???? That opens up a can of too many jokes (my head's filling up as I type). :lol2:

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I think that's the company marketing their products w/the slogan, "Have a happy period!" HUH?? What the heck is a happy period? (I know, if you think you're preggers and don't want to be, it can be a big relief, not the same as happy.)

Anyway, now I'm feeling a bit guilty that I don't have to buy that stuff anymore (and haven't since I got spayed in 1991!), and some poor youngster in Africa has to stay @ home.

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I think that's the company marketing their products w/the slogan, "Have a happy period!" HUH?? What the heck is a happy period? (I know, if you think you're preggers and don't want to be, it can be a big relief, not the same as happy.)

Anyway, now I'm feeling a bit guilty that I don't have to buy that stuff anymore (and haven't since I got spayed in 1991!), and some poor youngster in Africa has to stay @ home.

You could break down and buy one of those lovely t-shirts and donate a whole dollar to the cause.

I'm more than glad to buy Always products to help the cause but that shirt and the measly dollar is just insane. I no longer need the products either (yeah!) but I'll buy them for my daughter.

To those of you who do (and I'm sorry) Have a Happy Period!

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